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Threat behavior

Threat in context

Exploit:JS/CVE-2013-2551.C is a detection of an exploit which uses CVE-2013-2551 vulnerability to run the code on a remote machine. This malware exploits Internet Explorer's COALineDashStyleArray class in SVG VML component the using use-after-free condition. It is normally served in a browser context.

What is an exploit?

Exploits are written to take advantage of weaknesses (or vulnerabilities) in legitimate software. A project called Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) gives each vulnerability a unique number, in this case "CVE-2013-2551".

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